Alberto Colombo (racing driver)
Alberto Colombo (born February 23, 1946 in Varedo ) is a former Italian racing driver who was particularly active in formula racing .
Career
After overall victory in Italian Formula 3 in 1974, Colombo rose to Formula 2 the next season . His most successful season was 1977 , where he finished third in Mugello and finished eighth overall.
In the current season he left Formula 2 to take up a Formula 1 assignment with the German ATS team , where he replaced the French Jean-Pierre Jarier . At the Belgian Grand Prix in Zolder he did not qualify for the race as 28th of 30 drivers; the same happened at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jarama . Then he was replaced after only two races by the eventual world champion Keke Rosberg . Another opportunity arose for Colombo at the Italian Grand Prix when he drove the second Merzario . However, he was eliminated as 32nd and last in the pre-qualification, while teammate and boss Arturo Merzario qualified for the race with a 1.7 seconds faster lap. This was the only outing of two Merzario racing cars in one weekend in the history of the racing team.
After his short Formula 1 career, Colombo drove two more seasons in the midfield of Formula 2 and achieved two third places before he was the owner and manager of the Sanremo Racing team , for which he had previously driven, until the mid-1980s.
statistics
Race results
year | team | chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | WM | Points |
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1978 | ATS Racing Team | ATS HS1 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ETC | MON | BEL DNQ |
ESP DNQ |
SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | - | 0 | |||
Team Merzario | Merzario A1 | ITA DNPQ |
United States | CAN |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Colombo, Alberto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Varedo , Italy |